by John Bozarjian | Aug 10, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
With the exception of certain caterpillars, all insects that are capable of inflicting venomous stings to humans belong to the order Hymenoptera. This order is composed of an estimated 150,000 species of ants, bees and wasps, and only a very small minority of these...
by John Bozarjian | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
Given the public’s current fascination with exotic “murder hornets” (Vespa mandarina) that were recently discovered in the US for the first time, it is easy to forget that an exotic hornet species can already be found in the country. This hornet is commonly, and...
by John Bozarjian | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control, Wasp Control
Are Solitary Wasps As Dangerous To Humans As Social Wasps, And Which Social Wasp Species Establish Aerial Nests, And Which Species Are Ground-Nesters? Insects in the order Hymenoptera include bees, wasps and ants, and well over 100,000 Hymenoptera species have been...
by John Bozarjian | May 12, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
Wasp species belonging to the Polistes genus are commonly known as “paper wasps,” and they are the most commonly controlled and most abundant group of wasps in the United States. It is believed that paper wasps get their common name from their ability to convert bits...